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Aromatic lemon scented herb for culinary, medicinal and herbs garden. Valuable honeybee plant. It is used to flavour different liquors and wines. The leaves can be brewed as herbal tea. They give flavour to different dishes. Used to calm the nerves and to give back strength and happyness to tired people.
Evergreen growing up to 1.5m with yellowish flowers becoming whitish or pinky from June to August. Big, wide and serrated leaves. It grows in deep, fresh and organic matter rich soils.
Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Cosmetic, Culinary, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Honey producing plant

| Flower colour | Yellow |
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| Flowering period | June, July, August, Summer |
| Fragrant | Foliage |
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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| Botanical name | Melissa officinalis |
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| Wildlife | Bees |
| Sowing period | March, April, May, June, Spring |
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| Type of use | Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Cosmetic, Culinary, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal, Honey producing plant |
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| Exposure | Partial shade |
| Soil pH | Acid |
| Soil type | Loam, Deep |
| Soil moisture | Fresh to moist |
| Hardiness | No drought resistant, Hardy |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
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